Tuesday, November 9, 2010

I love a rainy Tuesday

It has been a whirlwind few days.

Not really because of outside influences

but because I was just in that sort of a mood.

I have been cleaning and organizing

and making lots and lots of lists.

I have been getting ready to be gone for 10 days (which I know isn't that long really, but somehow it seems like a long time to be away). This means lots of laundry, packing, making lists of all power cords and chargers that I don’t want to be without, trips to the post office (one swap package is ready to go and will be on its way tomorrow), and making a number of productive phone calls that I have been putting off.

But amidst all this chaos I have

somehow found a bit of calm.

After months of feeling like I had

no apparent direction

I can now see the path

is beginning to clear.

and that is

a huge relief.

Also I was having a bit of etsy anxiety

(because sales lately have been lots lower then ever before)

even to the point that I was wondering if it was worth the trouble,

and then a lovely buyer left me this note when checking out:

I've loved the things I've bought from you before, so I'm back - this is going to be a journal that I keep for my son who is 1 years old today. I think he has a chance of understanding his roots if he reads about himself across the years :-)

I LOVEEED my swap gift i received from you today! oh susie... you are the loveliest!!!

everything in it was so me-- my fiance thanks you for your local coffee beans! the vintage mug will be used tomorrow morning when i have to go to work (depressing on a sunday), the postcards... i LOVE postcards and even better-- ones that are yours and etsy. Gorgeous!!! does anything say comfort like mac and cheese? and natural to boot-- LOVE LOVE LOVE! chocolates- one has already been devoured and the rest have found a spot in my purse, also to take to work tomorrow ;)

you are lovely and i'm pleased to know you! i promise to blog about it whenever my partner gets her package from me and to link your shops-- i love them! xoxoxo